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LRS Messages of the Day
Wed 5 Feb 2025 – 20:00h – LRS Net 171
Wed 12 Feb 2025 – 20:00h – The end of the line … for a bit? (Telephones) – Ed Bain GM4AIS.
LRS MEETINGS
LRS meetings are normally held on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of each month (except July and August) at 8:00pm at the Braid Hills Hotel, 134 Braid Road, EH10 6JD.
In July and August Pub Nights are held at 7:30pm at Wee Bennet’s Bar at Morningside Station, on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays. There are also occasional Wee Bennet’s evenings arranged during the main club season.
Most items are archived in Meeting Reports or Society Activities.
UPCOMING MEETINGS
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29 Jan 2025: 7:30pm Wee Bennet’s Evening, Morningside Station.
The full Calendar of LRS Meetings for 2024-25 has been prepared by James GM4WZP (mni tnx) and uploaded to this site (click top).
RECENT MEETINGS
RALLIES AND OTHER EVENTS
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Sat 5 Apr 2025 – 26th GMDX Convention & Dinner
The 26th GMDX Convention & Dinner is at the King Robert Hotel, Bannockburn, on Sat 5 Apr 2025. – Click for Program
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Sun 13 April 2025 – NORBRECK rally, Blackpool
Click the image for the NARSA link
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Sat 1 Nov 2025 – Scottish Microwave Round Table (GMRT 2025)
The date has been set for the 2025 Scottish Microwave Round Table – GMRT-2025, on Saturday 1 November at the Museum of Communication, Burntisland with dinner at the Kingswood hotel. More information in June / July – Colin GM4HWO.
CONTEST CALENDAR
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The LRS normally operates as GM3HAM/P from a site near Gatehouse of Fleet in Dumfries & Galloway.
3-4 May 2025 – May VHF/UHF Contest – unlikely due to rule changes.
5-6 July 2025 – VHF NFD – organized by Pete GM4BYF & Colin GM4HWO.
6-7 Sept 2025 – 2m Trophy – undecided at present.
RSGB GB2RS NEWS
Every Sunday morning in the Edinburgh area at 09:30h from LRS member Peter Dick GM4DTH. 70.425MHz FM, 145.525MHz FM & 433.525MHz FM. Then call-in to Peter at 10:00h on 144.575MHz for local net. Several LRS members often there.
RADIO NEWS, SILENT KEYS and FOR SALE / WANTED
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Send items to Alan GM3PSP:
webmaster@lothiansradiosociety.com
Items usually archived as News or Silent Keys in LRS Archive after 1 month.
1. RADIO NEWS ITEMS
There are no RADIO NEWS ITEMS. Click on the heading to see the radio news archive.
2. SILENT KEYS
There are no current silent key notifications. Click on the heading to see the silent key archive.
3. ITEMS FOR SALE
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29 Jan 2025 – Uniden Bearcat BCT 15X Desktop Scanner – Dave 6
Uniden Bearcat BCT 15X Desktop Scanner For Sale by Dave GM6KGZ See attached files for details. Boxed and in mint […]
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8 Nov 2024 – Equipment for Sale by Norrie GM1CNH
GM1CNH Equipment Sale – Updated: 8 November 2024 Item Description Price Alinco HF Mobile Whip Antenna 2.7 m mobile whip; […]
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22 Nov 2024 – Tecsun PL990x Multiband Portable Radio plus Active Antenna – PRICE REDUCED TO £90 TO CLEAR – Dave 6 GM6KGZ
Tecsun PL990x – Multiband Portable Radio, boxed and in mint condition ML&s price £269. NOW ONLY £90 TO CLEAR for […]
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31 Oct 2024 – Avantree Portable Digital Radio with 30W Speakers – Dave-6
2. Avantree PowerByte Portable Digital FM Radio with 30W Speakers. Boxed and in mint condition – £40 Tel: 0131 […]
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8 Sept 2024 – Dave-6 – GM6KGZ – 4 Items
Tiny SA Ultra Spectrum Analyzer – £75. Avantree Oasis Plus Bluetooth Transmitter/Receiver – £25 Key-Press Attenuator – £25 Anderson Pole […]
Lothians Radio Society activities – latest reports
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28 May 2014 – 3DA0SS – DX from Swaziland by GM3TAL
3DA0SS – DX from Swaziland was the title of the talk by LRS member Malcolm Hamilton GM3TAL / 3DA0MH on 28th May […]
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2-4 May 2014 – Microwave Trophy
The Lothians Radio Society again participated in the RSGB Microwave Trophy Contest on 3-4 May 2014 from our usual site […]
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14 May 2014 – D/F Hunt
The annual LRS Direction-Finding Contest (D/F Hunt) was held on 14th May starting outside the Braid Hills Hotel on Braid […]
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23 April 2014 – Low-Cost Microwaves & WSPR
LRS members and guests had a very interesting evening on 23rd March when there were not one but two talks, […]
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9 Apr 2014 – LRS Spring Surplus Equipment Sale
Pete GM4BYF examines some of the hot items available at the surplus sale. The LRS Spring Surplus Equipment Sale […]
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26 March 2014 – A Dip into the RSGB Archives – Alan Masson GM3PSP
At the meeting of the LRS held on 26th March 2014 LRS Secretary Alan Masson GM3PSP presented “A Dip into […]
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12 March 2014 – Astronomical Radio Sources – John Cooke GM8OTI
Image courtesy NRAO/AUI At the meeting of the LRS on 12th March 2014 LRS Past-President John Cooke GM8OTI gave a […]
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26 Feb 2014 – SOE Radio Operations in WWII – Bob McFarlane
At the meeting of the LRS on 26th February 2014 we had the rare opportunity to hear an actual operator […]
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12 Feb 2014 – Whither Windows XP? – Andy Sinclair MM0FMF
(Logo courtesy Microsoft Corp.) In light of the imminent loss of support by Microsoft for the Windows XP operating system […]
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22 Jan 2014 – Life at Sea as a Radio Officer in the 1960s & 70s – Eric Lamb
At the LRS meeting on 22nd January 2014 Eric Lamb described his experiences as a ship’s Radio Officer in […]
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Wed 8th Jan 2014 – Video Night
There was an excellent turnout of 25 including several visitors for the first meeting in 2014 on Wed 8th January […]
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11 Dec 2013 LRS Christmas Curry
Twenty LRS members and visitors enjoyed our annual Christmas Curry at the Himalaya Tandoori Restaurant at Bruntsfield on Wed 11th […]